And here's a little video report from my trip to Dubai youtu.be/Y1Dz3x1ilX8
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Westphalian dinosaurs lugging around their nuclear weapons while a hypercompetitive new breed rises on the horizons. Be aware. I got a shock
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Stature and financial powers will keep the wolves off our back for a while, but the mirage is fading fast. Change urgently needed
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. I had not grokked just how fast quality of life for elites had risen elsewhere. Now add global competition for talent. Kaboom.
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The recipe is not complete before you add the stagnant quality of life for westerners. Lack of will to move forward. Depression.
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. It'll fade in a couple of days. Maybe I'll go spend some time in Kensington or Knightsbridge to regain a sense of perspective.
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It was pot luck masked as progress. The state has liquidity for two years or so of spending. Oil companies blocked solar power.
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They were at some point. Not sure now, but a few years ago we owned 1% of all stock in the world. Imagine Howard Hughes with that
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